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By RFE/RL December 18, 2018. The United States has congratulated Ukraine's new national Orthodox Church on its autonomy from Russia, a move that has incensed Moscow and further heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine. In a statement on December 17, the U.S.

Saf-Glas, of Riviera Beach, Fla., is eyeing the former LaFayette Hills Golf & Country Club in Syracuse as a location for a factory that would make electricity-producing glass. (
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The state is pledging $8 million to help a Florida glass maker move to Onondaga County and create more than 300 local jobs.

Tusker Project Fame 5 winner Ruth Matete says she wronged God by participating in Tusker Project Fame, a show that was sponsored by an alcohol brand. Speaking to Massawe on Radio Jambo last Wednesday, the worship leader at House of Grace church said she got into TPF at a time when she was facing frustrations in her life.

Lee Leonard, an urbane host of sports and entertainment programs who introduced ESPN to a small audience on the day of its debut in 1979, died on Sunday at his home in South Orange, N.J. He was 89. His wife, Kelly Bishop, confirmed his death. Mr. Leonard was a well-regarded veteran of local and....

Reuters Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. As Westminster politicians continue to lock horns over Brexit, the Mayor of London has said they should look to the Church for inspiration. Speaking to Premier Christian Radio, Sadiq Khan said politicians could learn how to be kind from Christians who serve the....

Two more Catholic priests on Guam have been accused of sexual abuse, according to a 10 million dollar lawsuit filed this week. Father Louis Brouillard and Antonio Cruz are accused of abusing the same boy in the 1970s. Both priests are now dead. Several priests on Guam -- including Brouillard, who....

DE PERE, Wis. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a northeastern Wisconsin city’s ordinance barring discrimination based on gender identity violates the religious freedom of local churches. The Green Bay Press Gazette reports that Brown County Judge William Atkinson ruled last week that churches in De....

In a year filled with heightened political vitriol, two deaths brought the nation together to remember men who represented a seemingly bygone era of U.S. politics. George H.W. Bush was a president, vice president, congressman, CIA director and Navy pilot during World War II, where he flew 58 missions and was shot down over the Pacific.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is shaking up the Vatican’s communications operations, replacing the longtime editor of the Holy See newspaper and naming a prominent Italian journalist to coordinate the editorial line of all Vatican media. The Vatican said Tuesday that Andrea Tornielli, the longtime....

Alexandre Stroobandt chaplain to a rest home when the man, a resident in the home, called him several times and sent a number of text messages saying he was depressed and wished to take his own life. The day after his last message he killed himself in his car.

VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis announced Tuesday a shakeup of the Vatican's communications operations, replacing the longtime editor of the Holy See newspaper and naming a prominent Italian journalist to coordinate the editorial line of all Vatican media.